Author Archives: marialberg

It’s Writober! Time for some creepy flash fiction and poetry

I had pretty much spaced #Writober3 until this morning. Because I’m in New Orleans and my schedule is out of my hands, I won’t be as on top of my daily writing as I have been the last couple of years, but I’m going to try to do the daily poems for OctPoWriMo and IContinue reading “It’s Writober! Time for some creepy flash fiction and poetry”

The Rubber Maids Reunite Tonight! A show 20 years in the making.

I can’t believe I flew into New Orleans on Monday and I’ve already been on WWOZ and now the day of the show is here. It has been a whirlwind week of daily practice, costume sewing and promotion and yet somehow it feels so normal, like this is what we always do. If you wantContinue reading “The Rubber Maids Reunite Tonight! A show 20 years in the making.”

Top 10 Reasons To Go To A Writers Conference

I recently attended the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Conference (PNWA18). I had a great experience. Here are my top ten reasons to attend a writers conference: 10. Autographs – At PNWA authors can buy a table in the “bookstore” to sell their books. There is an autograph party where you can meet the authors andContinue reading “Top 10 Reasons To Go To A Writers Conference”

dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: earth

Today’s prompt for the dVerse Poets Quadrille is the word earth. Cruel Dance Your roots, deep veins in dark earth smell of heat and safety Clinging sweet on savory Luscious minerals necessary for Life on earth our feet stabilize during the eternal push and pull of gravity’s cruel dance The earth leaves its mark uponContinue reading “dVerse Poets Pub Quadrille: earth”

Reading as a writer: Deconstructing a scene

This summer my wonderful local book store, A Good Book in Sumner, Wa, not only had a Summer Reading Bingo card, but came up with a Bingo card for writers as well. It looked daunting at first with squares like: Write your manifesto (turn your excuses upside down); Write seven days in a row; andContinue reading “Reading as a writer: Deconstructing a scene”

dVerse Poets Quadrille: Stacked Boxes

Today is Quadrille Monday over at the dVerse Poets Pub and De Jackson served up the word: box.   Stacked Boxes Stacking larger boxes on small boxes A heavy head bobbles upon a lilting middle, teetering on a poor foundation Functioning intelligence, serpentine systems based on a corrupted piece of code The hypocrisy covers liesContinue reading “dVerse Poets Quadrille: Stacked Boxes”

dVerse Poets Quadrille: Puzzle

For anyone who has been following my writing adventure, you will not be surprised that “Puzzle” inspired me to write many poems. I wrote three dVerse Poet Quadrilles in the first 25 minute sprint of #MagicMon over on twitter. I am excited about this one. Bronchial Birch Trees I asked for the box because IContinue reading “dVerse Poets Quadrille: Puzzle”

Plotting with Tarot: Interpretation for a friend-The Perfect Romance Plot

This is fun! My friend Diana Rose Wilson was having a bout of writer’s block, so I mentioned trying plotting with Tarot to get some ideas. She tried it, said it took her down a rabbit’s hole and gave up, but said I could go ahead and interpret her spread. I decided to give itContinue reading “Plotting with Tarot: Interpretation for a friend-The Perfect Romance Plot”